DRAWS DOWN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

draws down

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw down

as in spends

to make complete use of I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

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Recent Examples of draws down Standard usage draws down a prepaid credit balance, while enterprise customers can arrange invoicing. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Asked about arms sales to Taiwan, Hegseth downplayed concerns that a multi-billion-dollar package could be ‌affected as the United States draws down its weapons stockpiles amid the Middle ⁠East conflict. — Reuters, NBC news, 30 May 2026 In a recent bid to boost transparency, Homeland Security announced a broad rollout of body cameras for immigration officers in Minneapolis as the government draws down ICE’s presence there. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 In a recent bid to boost transparency, DHS announced a broad rollout of body cameras for immigration officers in Minneapolis as the government also draws down ICE's presence there. — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 New York draws down about $200 million each month for low-income families — the majority of which goes toward reimbursing districts for the costs of running local programs. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws down

Verb

Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Our roads get a D+ by the American Society of Civil Engineers, which found Colorado spends 35% more on car repairs than the national average.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spends

Verb

That figure assumes the vehicle consumes 100 watt-hours per mile and its solar panels deliver at least four kWh of usable energy to the battery during the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Many facilities use evaporative cooling, which consumes water to remove server heat.

— Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumes

Verb

Once the cycle is complete, the dirty water drains away and you’re left with clean, wet clothing.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of drains

Verb

If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhausts

Verb

But some in the city are waiting to see how a separate court battle in Boston over changes to multiple national parks, including the President’s House, plays out for answers.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
Cook, who has remained in the post while the case plays out, called the allegations a pretext to oust her over monetary policy differences.

— Will Dunham, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of plays out

Verb

This outer layer absorbs physical stress directly, protecting the delicate internal materials from bending or cracking under load.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
As Altman absorbs the public’s fears and frustrations over AI, the company has recently sought to elevate Brockman’s profile as a counterweight.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorbs

Verb

Impossibly juicy to its core, the chicken is served with a clever tofu-mustard sauce that’s tangy, savory, and smooth (not unlike ranch but also definitely not ranch) and a winning, aromatic jiao chili sauce that burns with a sweet heat.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
When applied to weeds, vinegar burns the leaves and foliage but not the root system.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026